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NORTHSIDE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICTwww.nisd.netwww.nisd.net2011-2012 SecondaryStudent-Parent HandbookACADEMIC POLICIES & PROCEDURESACCEPTABLE USE OF THE DISTRICT’S ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMDISTRICT POLICIES & PROCEDURESSTUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT
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August, 2011Dear Parents and Students:Welcome to all returning students and to those who are new to Northside in 2011-2012!We believe that students can make responsible decisions regarding their behavior whenthey understand the rules and the consequences of violating them. Students, we ask thatyou read the Student Code of Conduct carefully, and that you participate attentively duringpresentations on this topic at school. If you need help, ask for it before a problem arises.Parents, since your support is critical to success at school, we ask you to read the Code andcounsel with your children about its importance. By working together, we can keep ourenergy focused upon our primary goal: student learning.The Board fully endorses and supports the Discipline Management Plan and StudentCode of Conduct set forth in this handbook.Please sign and return the notice in the back of this book. If you have any questionsabout discipline policies, you may contact your school or the District’s Office of PupilPersonnel at 397-8695.Thank you for your support.5900 Evers RoadSan Antonio, Texas78238-1606Tel: 210.397.8500Fax: 210.706.8772www.nisd.net
Campus DirectoryNORTHSIDE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT SWITCHBOARD 397-8500 www.nisd.netBrandeis3630 Callaghan RoadRudder397-820013011 Kyle Seale Pkwy.BrennanRoss78249398-12502400 Cottonwood Way78253Business Careers397-70706500 Ingram RoadClark78238397-51505150 De Zavala RoadCommunications Arts78249397-604311600 FM 471 W.Health Careers78229397-70006500 Ingram RoadJay397-270078227397-277378227397-71008000 Lobo LaneO’Connor78240397-480012221 Leslie Road, HelotesStevens78023397-6450600 Ellison N.Taft78251397-600011600 FM 471WWarren78253397-42009411 Military Drive West Construction CareersStinson13200 SkyhawkVale2120 N. EllisonZachry9410 Timber Path78251397-42949411 W Military Drive78251Adams Hill9627 Adams Hill Drive24750 Baywater StageBeard8725 Sonoma Parkway, HelotesBehlau2355 Camp Light WayBlattman3300 N. Loop 1604 W.Boone6614 Spring TimeBrauchle8555 Bowens CrossingBraun Station8631 Tezel RoadBurkeCableMIDDLESCHOOLS4265 Lone Star ParkwayConnally1706 Pinn RoadCarnahan6839 Babcock398-110078253397-10008661 Silent Sunrise78250Hector Garcia397-840014900 Kyle Seale ParkwayHobby11843 Vance JacksonJefferson10900 Shaenfield RoadJones1256 Pinn RoadJordan1725 Richland HillsLuna200 Grosenbacher N.Neff5227 Evers RoadPease201 Hunt LaneRawlinson14100 Vance JacksonRayburn1400 8250ELEMENTARYSCHOOLS10111 Terra 519 ClearviewGlenn2385 HoralGlenoaks5103 Newcome DriveHatchett10700 Ingram RoadHelotes13878 Riggs Road, HelotesHenderson14605 Kallison BendHoffmannAue7611 MarbachMarshall8403 Tezel Road397-5000782387611 Marbach Road Jay Science &Engineering AcademyStevenson7822878253397-54004646 Hamilton WolfeHolmes6558 Horn Blvd.397-6350Carson8151 Old 8-100078245397-460078231397-145078249Esparza5700 HemphillEvers1715 Richland HillsFernandez6845 RidgebrookFisher3430 Barrel PassForester10726 RousseauGalm1454 Saxonhill9500 Timber PathKrueger9900 Wildhorse PkwyKuentz12303 Leslie Rd, HelotesLackland City101 DumontLangley14185 Bella Vista PlaceLeon Springs78254397-130078250397-2850782277111 HuebnerLewis1000 Seascape DriveLieck12600 Reid 707 Chase HillMcDermott5111 USAA Blvd.Mead3803 Midhorizon DriveMeadow Village1406 Meadow WayMichael3155 Quiet PlainMireles12260 Rockwall MillMurnin9019 DugasMyers3031 Village ParkwayNichols9560 BraunNorthwest Crossing10255 Dover RidgeOak Hills Terrace5710 Cary Grant78227397-04506003 ThunderRaba78238397-13509740 Raba DriveRhodes78251397-400012280 Silver Pointe(at Stillwater Pkwy)Scobee78254397-070011223 Cedar ParkSteubing78249397-435011655 BraefieldThornton78249397-39506450 PembrokeTimberwilde78240397-04008838 TimberwildeValley Hi78250397-03508503 Ray EllisonVillarreal78227397-58002902 White TailWanke78228397-670010419 Old Prue RoadWard78249397-68008400 Cavern HillWestwood Terrace78254397-03002315 Hackamore 7-1600397-1650Powell78240Locke Hill730 Canterbury Dr.570 Pinn 385050 De ZavalaPassmore5714 North Knoll2103 Oakhill78250397-5550100 Grosenbacher 5 Heath CircleKnowlton78245397-3800Leon Valley9915 NorthamptonElrod7320 Remuda78229397-685078250397-1550782456901 Shadow MistHull78227397-230078257397-1700Driggers11431 Vance Jackson397-225023881 IH-10 WColonies North3110 Timber ViewHowsman78228397-150010403 Dugas DriveCarlos Coon12118 Volunteer SPECIALSCHOOLSNorthside AlternativeElementary School11937 I.H. 10 WestNorthside AlternativeHigh School144 Hunt LaneNorthside AlternativeMiddle SchoolNorth11937 I.H. 10 WestSouth5223 Blessing StreetNorthside Children’sCenter8530 Ewing HalsellNorthside EveningHigh School (after 5 0078228397-610078229397-70606500 Ingram Road78238Northside ExcelAcademy397-81206500 Ingram RoadThe Holmgreen Center8580 Ewing HalsellThe Reddix Center4711 Sid 7-055078240NORTHSIDE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT POLICE DEPARTMENT – 397-5600REV. 6-11HIGHSCHOOLS
2011 - 2012Secondary Student – ParentHandbook5900 Evers Road San Antonio, TX 78238-1606 (210) 397-8500NORTHSIDE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICTBOARD OF TRUSTEESKaren FreemanPresidentBennie L. ColeMemberRandall H. FieldsVice PresidentM’Lissa M. ChumbleyMemberGeorge Lynn Britton, Jr.SecretaryRobert Blount, Jr.MemberKatie N. ReedMemberADMINISTRATIONJohn M. Folks, Ed.D. . SuperintendentBrian Woods .Deputy SuperintendentAdministrationOscar R. Cardenas .Deputy SuperintendentBusiness and FinanceLinda Mora, Ph.D. .Deputy SuperintendentCurriculum and InstructionStephen Daniel . Assistant SuperintendentSecondary AdministrationDon Schmidt . Assistant SuperintendentStudent ServicesSara McAndrew, Ph.D. . Executive DirectorSecondary InstructionRay Moncus . Executive DirectorSecondary AdministrationNorthside Independent School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, or disability in providingeducation or providing access to benefits of education services, activities, and programs, including vocational programs, in accordance with TitleVI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, asamended; and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
One of Northside School District’s main priorities is to provide learning environments that are safe andorderly. This is a challenge that the Northside schools cannot do by themselves. Help must come fromparents, students, staff and community members. That is why we have Safeline - 397-7233. Safeline isa 24-hour phone line where anyone may anonymously leave information that will help keep schools safe.Please discuss with your child why it is important to share information that will help keep schools safe.www.nisd.netATTENTION ALL VISITORSAll Parents and Visitors are required to show a picture I.D., register in the Administrative Office withthe receptionist and indicate the reason for visiting the campus. They are also required to sign-outprior to leaving the campus. Upon sign-in, all Parents and Visitors should receive a Visitor’s Pass.
TABLE OF CONTENTSSTUDENT-PARENT HANDBOOKSection BAcademic Policies & ProceduresAcademic Integrity .B-1Assignments/Make-Up Work .B-1Athletic Achievement/NCAA .B-1Awards for Achievement .B-1Career and Technology .B-1Class Interruptions .B-1Classification of Students . B-10Students Enrolling in 2011-2012 will need 26credits to graduate .B-11College Preparatory .B-11College Entrance Examinations .B-11College Night .B-11J.D. Miller Memorial Student Aid Library .B-11NCAA Athletic Eligibility.B-11SAT Preparation Course .B-11College Visits .B-11Correspondence Courses . B-12Credit-By-Exam .B-7Curriculum Diagnostic Benchmarks .B-6Evening High School . B-14Class Hours . B-15Fees . B-15Location . B-15Session Schedule . B-15Gifted and Talented Programs .B-1Grading .B-2Academic Grading System .B-2Citizenship Grading System.B-2Progress Reports .B-2Reporting to Parents .B-2Graduation Exercises . B-12Alternate Graduation . B-12Awarding of Diplomas to Senior StudentsTransferring Out of District . B-12Mid-Year and Three-Year Graduates . B-12Mid-Year Graduations . B-12Graduation Program Options andRequirements . B-12Guidance and Counseling .B-2Guidelines for Classroom Success .B-2HIGH SCHOOL . B-10Homebound Program .B-3Homework .B-3Honors Waiver – No Pass, No Play .B-3Human Growth & Development . B-14Human Sexuality Instruction . B-14Libraries .B-4Married and/or Pregnant Students .B-4Methods For Validating Credits . B-16MIDDLE SCHOOL .B-9National Honor Society . B-14National Junior Honor Society .B-9Number of Classes . B-15Parent-Teacher Conferences and Visitors .B-4Parental Rights and Responsibilities asAddressed in Texas Education Code .B-4Physical Education .B-6Adapted Physical Education .B-6Physical Fitness Testing Requirements .B-6Restricted Physical Education .B-6Placement .B-6Prep Program at UTSA .B-9Promotion and Retention of Students . B-10Rank in Class . B-15Regular Class Periods .B-6Repeating A Course For Strength . B-15Requirements for Students HoldingOffices and Position of Honor . B-16Causes for Disqualification . B-16Retrieval Credit through the Credit Retrieval/Acceleration Program . B-15Retrieving Credit through Repetition of Courses . B-15Methods for Validating Credits . B-16Schedule Changes . B-16Senior Exemption From Final Examinations . B-16Special Programs .B-3Students with Dyslexia .B-3Student and Parent Agreement for theAcceptable Use of the District’sElectronic Communications System .B-3Consequences for Inappropriate Use .B-4Inappropriate Uses .B-3Personal Wireless Laptop .B-4Some Rules for Appropriate Use .B-3Student Education Records .B-7FERPA (General) .B-7Directory Information .B-8Rights Under the Protection of PupilRights Amendment (PPRA) .B-8Study Hall . B-16Subject Requirements . B-10Summer School .B-9Testing Program (High School) . B-16College Preparatory Testing Programs . B-17PSAT/NMQT and SAT Testing Dates . B-17Testing Program (Middle School) . B-10Special Provisions Regarding Testing. B-10Textbooks and Supplemental Materials .B-9Transcripts .B-9Tutoring .B-9Waiver of Fees .B-9Withdrawal from Courses . B-17Withdrawing from School .B-9Work Periods . B-17Section CStudent Code of ConductAuthority To Expel/Remove . C-9Beyond End of School Year . C-13120 Day Review of Status . C-13No Appeal . C-13Categories of Offenses . C-2Category I . C-2Category II . C-3Category III . C-3Category IV. C-4Conduct Unrelated to School . C-12Appeal to Placement in DAEP for ConductUnrelated to School . C-12Mandatory Removal . C-12Not Guilty/Insufficient Evidence/ChargesDropped . C-12Permissive Removal . C-12Reasonable Belief . C-12Court Involvement . C-10Definitions and Terminology . C-4Aggravated Assault. C-4Aggravated Kidnapping . C-4Aggravated Robbery. C-4Aggravated Sexual Assault. C-4Arson . C-4Assault . C-4Bias Motivated Code Violations . C-5Bodily Injury . C-5Bullying . C-5Capital Murder .
Northside Alternative High School 397-7080 144 Hunt Lane 78245 Northside Alternative Middle School North 397-2070 11937 I.H. 10 West 78230 South 397-6900 5223 Blessing Street 78228 Northside Children’s Center 397-6100 8530 Ewing Halsell 78229 Northside Evening High School (after 5 p.m.) 397-7060 6500 Ingra
